PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Thin Lizzy - Angel of Death. Tyler Richards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alves
vs
Richards

195 cm
32
202 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

179 cm
27
188 lbs
23 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hellbent
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Richards!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Richards.
Alves throws a low kick but Richards moves out of range easily.
Alves throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Alves down.
We've been hearing reports that Alves has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Alves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richards lands a jab to Alves's midsection.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves.
Richards is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Richards stuns Alves with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alves misses with a hook. Richards ducked under it nicely.
Richards throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves looks to land a right hand but Richards moved out of range.
Richards changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richards.
Richards ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Richards with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Richards steps into range and cracks Alves with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Alves flops backwards and Richards dives into his guard looking to finish!

Alves is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Richards is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oh Alves is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Richards throws a big right hand that misses.
Alves seems to have got his legs back now.
Alves wants to sweep here but Richards controlling him for the moment.

Alves looking for subs off his back but Richards has passed one foot through into half guard.
Richards wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards not doing much here.
Alves is refusing to be controlled, as Richards sits in half guard.
Richards not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alves trying to control here.
Alves is looking to improve his position.

Alves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Richards is working away from the top position though.
Alves is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Richards is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Richards lands with a punch from half guard.
Richards thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alves is looking to control Richards's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alves avoid being mounted?
Alves moves into full guard.
Richards working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards won't allow Alves to sweep him here.

Alves working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Richards has passed into half guard!
Alves is looking to improve his position.
Alves is not content to let Richards control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves is not content to let Richards control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richards is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alves rather than just go for the knockout.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
Richards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tyler Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alves scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Richards lands a really nice looking cross but Alves seems unphased.
Richards misses with a takedown attempt - Alves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Richards takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab by Richards.
Alves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Alves.
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Alves is just out of range.
Richards keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
Richards jabs at Alves's body.
Alves drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Richards is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Richards misses with a jab to the body

and Alves counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Richards!
Richards is trying to get back to half guard.
Richards manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Alves is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alves tries to pass to full mount but Richards defends it.
Richards is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alves's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alves's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Richards missing with strikes from the back.
Richards is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Alves. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Richards missing with punches from the back.
Richards is looking to control Alves but Alves is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Alves tries to escape but Richards has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves looking very determined here, making life difficult for Richards.
Richards is trying to stick to Alves's back but Alves is turning into Richards. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Richards's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Alves.
Alves is looking to advance position but Richards has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Richards working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Richards scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alves?
Richards avoids the attempt from Alves to control.
Alves sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards prevents Alves from improving his position.
Alves works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Richards stands and throws Alves's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards working the ground and pound.
Richards scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alves misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Richards there.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
No luck for Alves with that takedown attempt.
Richards shoots in looking for a takedown but Alves manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Richards's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Donk. Alves catches Richards right on the button with a cross.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alves moves away.
Richards fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt.
Richards just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Richards gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Alves is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Richards!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyler Richards thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Leandro Alves had this to say: 'thank you Ascension for this great opportunity but now that I'm starting to decline, it's time for the Leandro show to go back to the smaller circuit until retiring.'.