PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taco Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Richards could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taco Bueno's chin.

Richards
vs
Bueno

179 cm
27
188 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

182 cm
27
200 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Perkele!

KO Clothing

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 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Richards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taco Bueno!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bueno moves away.
Bueno tries to clinch up.
Bueno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bueno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richards.

Bueno shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Richards's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Richards trying to keep a closed guard but Bueno is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bueno lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bueno is looking to work some ground and pound but Richards has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bueno wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Richards looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bueno is one step ahead there.
Bueno trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Bueno advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bueno throwing shots but Richards is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards is trying to control but can't.
Richards won't allow Bueno to pass to mount.

Bueno is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bueno missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Richards gets back to full guard.
Bueno is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bueno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Richards looking for a sweep. Not yet Richards, not yet.

Richards looking for a guillotine here but Bueno defends easily.
Bueno trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno throwing strikes but missing.
Bueno working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Richards preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Richards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bueno's guard.
Bueno is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Richards postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Richards wants to control from the top but Bueno keeps moving.
Richards stopping the sweep attempt from Bueno.

Bueno is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Richards defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bueno working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richards doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richards manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've been hearing that Richards has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Bueno has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Richards can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bueno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richards is one step ahead there.

Bueno working for a triangle but Richards defends it easily.
Bueno is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Richards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bueno's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a big elbow that misses.
Bueno is trying to control the position but Richards postures up.
Bueno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Richards trying to control but Bueno is working from the bottom.
Richards showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Richards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bueno's head.
Bueno looking for a sweep. Not yet Bueno, not yet.
Richards throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Richards trying to control but Bueno is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bueno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bueno keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Taco Bueno will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bueno avoids the body shot from Richards.
Bueno shoots in but Richards avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Richards. No joy for Bueno on that attempt.
Bueno tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Richards swivels and escapes.
Tyler Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taco Bueno.
Richards connects with a right hand. Bueno shakes it off.
Bueno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bueno checks the leg kick.

Richards bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bueno is trying to control Richards's posture but Richards avoids it.
Bueno has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bueno gets back to half guard.
Richards wants to take a breather but Bueno is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards prevents Bueno from improving his position.
Richards working Bueno over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Richards drops an elbow to the side of Bueno's head.
Bueno trying to control but Richards postures up.

Bueno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Richards lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Richards is keen to just control but Bueno is a slippery customer.
Richards looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Richards prevents Bueno from improving his position.

Bueno is defending against the submission attempts here by Richards.

Bueno looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards working over Bueno with some ground and pound. Bueno looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bueno moves into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bueno is looking for a triangle but Richards pushes his legs off easily.

Bueno had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Richards defends it easily.
Richards distracts Bueno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Richards distracts Bueno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Richards looking to pass the guard.
Richards trying to control but Bueno is working from the bottom.
Richards sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno is pulling down on Richards's head to control his posture.
Bueno looking for a sweep. Not yet Bueno, not yet.
Richards stands up over Bueno, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Richards wants to pass the guard but Bueno is keeping the position.
Tyler Richards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bueno trying to control the position.
Richards looking to pass the guard.

Bueno is looking for a triangle but Richards pushes his legs off easily.
Richards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bueno is trying to control the position but Richards postures up.
Bueno throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards advances position into side control!
Richards wants to control but Bueno is keeping him busy.
Bueno is trying to work for a sweep but Richards has mounted him!
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 defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Richards.
Bueno is squirming around, avoiding Richards's attempts to control the action.
Richards postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bueno looks a forlorn figure.
Bueno is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno regains half guard.
Bueno taking some punishment here, with Richards in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Richards pushes Bueno up against the cage in a clinch.
Richards gets through Bueno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bueno tries a body shot but Richards blocks it.
Richards working aggressively here.

Richards lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Richards lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Richards is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Richards sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Richards connects with a nice short shot to Bueno's temple.
Bueno felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bueno with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Richards tries to pass to full mount but Bueno defends it.
Bueno is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Richards scores with a couple of nice shots.
Richards winds up and cracks Bueno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Bueno looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards working Bueno over with strikes.
Richards drops an elbow to the side of Bueno's head.
Ground and pound from Richards.
Richards working over Bueno with some ground and pound. Bueno looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Richards winds up and cracks Bueno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Richards trying to control from half guard but Bueno is working away.
Bueno is looking for a sweep. Richards is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Bueno is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Richards pulls his head out easily.
Bueno is staying active underneath Richards, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Richards is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards is keen to just control but Bueno is a slippery customer.
Bueno wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards uses his free foot to push down on Bueno's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bueno.
Richards working Bueno over with strikes here.
Richards looking to control but Bueno is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Richards raining down shots from the mount!
Richards lands a big elbow.
Bueno slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bueno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bueno trying to hold on to Richards's head to control him but Richards postures up.
Bueno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bueno tries to get to full guard but Richards has control of the leg.
Richards trying to control from half guard but Bueno is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is thwarting Bueno's attempts to control the position.
Bueno is trying to get back to full guard.
Richards winds up and cracks Bueno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Richards is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Richards looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bueno blocking the ground and pound attempt from Richards.
Richards seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bueno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Richards lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bueno wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards is taking a breather. Bueno says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Richards scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Richards there.
Bueno is looking for a sweep. Richards is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bueno is still trying to improve position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Richards is working for a kimura but Bueno is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Richards seems to be working for a kimura but Bueno defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Richards clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Richards takes one to the chin there.
Bueno has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Richards finds it's way round the side to connect with Bueno's head.
A swing and a miss from Richards.

Richards closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bueno quickly recovers to half guard.
Richards lands strikes from half guard.
Richards thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bueno's head.

Bueno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bueno wants to control but Richards is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Richards trying to control the pace.
Bueno tries to get to full guard but Richards has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno moves into full guard.

Bueno working for a triangle but Richards defends it easily.
Bueno is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Richards is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Richards seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bueno for as long as he can get away with.
Richards throwing strikes from guard but Bueno blocks nicely.
Bueno trying to keep a closed guard but Richards is proving a slippery customer.
Richards scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bueno is trying to keep Richards in close.
Richards seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Richards throwing strikes from guard but Bueno blocks nicely.
Bueno wants to sweep here but Richards controlling him for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bueno.
Bueno fails to land the takedown.
Richards pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bueno back to the cage. Richards follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bueno can do to turn this around?
Bueno drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Bueno is rocked!
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bueno moves away.
Bueno closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richards circles away.
Tyler Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Crunch! Richards slams his shin into Bueno's torso.
Richards throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bueno takes one on the button.
Bueno is still on wobbly legs! Can Richards finish him?

Richards drops Bueno with a big left hand and mounts him. Bueno is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Bueno! Richards sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Bueno and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tyler Richards!
Tyler Richards retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyler Richards thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.