PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chapulin Colorado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Colorado
vs
Richards

170 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Monster MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chapulin Colorado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ethan Richards!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colorado lands with an overhand left.
Colorado throws a one two combo.
Colorado throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
Colorado throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
Richards ducks right into an uppercut from Colorado.
Richards has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Colorado misses with a two punch combination.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Colorado.
Colorado fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards misses with a takedown attempt - Colorado sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Richards shoots in but no luck this time.
Richards closes the distance and clinches up with Colorado, looking for a takedown. Richards pushes Colorado against the cage but Colorado circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chapulin Colorado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Richards.
The fighters circle momentarily. Colorado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Colorado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richards shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some wild striking there from Colorado.
Colorado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Colorado.
Chapulin Colorado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colorado works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chapulin Colorado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colorado misses with a two punch combination.
Colorado misses with a wild combination.
Colorado lands with a nice combination. Richards backs away looking to recover.
Colorado throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Richards shoots in but Colorado avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Colorado cracks Richards with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Colorado will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Colorado swinging wilding here.
Colorado throws out a powerful jab.
Colorado throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Colorado jabs Richards right on the nose. Richards blinks but takes it well.

Colorado moves into the clinch successfully.
Richards changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Colorado fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Colorado is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Richards looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colorado throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Richards on the side of the head.
Colorado will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Colorado throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Richards walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Richards changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Colorado tries to avoid it but Richards manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Colorado to the ground. Colorado escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Richards is trying desperately to land a takedown but Colorado is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Richards.
Richards tries for a takedown but Colorado sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Colorado does no damage.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Colorado.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Colorado!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colorado scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Colorado swinging wilding here.
Richards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Colorado stalks Richards and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Richards's face. Richards staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colorado fails to land with a series of punches.
Colorado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A right-left combo lands from Colorado.
A punch combination from Colorado misses.
Colorado scores with a one two! Richards had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Colorado lands with a straight right. Richards didn't see that one coming.
Colorado throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Colorado scores with a one two! Richards had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Colorado.
Some wild striking there from Colorado.
Colorado misses with a wild combination.
Colorado lands with a straight right. Richards didn't see that one coming.
Colorado lands a nice shot that snaps Richards's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colorado swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Colorado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Colorado lands a jab to the nose.
Colorado's corner calls for a 1-2. Colorado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Colorado.
Richards has a takedown stuffed.
A nice combination there by Colorado.
Left hook, right uppercut from Colorado.
Richards has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Colorado takes the fight into the clinch.
Richards prevents Colorado from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colorado wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Colorado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Colorado scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colorado fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chapulin Colorado dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Colorado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chapulin Colorado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Colorado misses with a double jab.
Richards walks into a left hand.
Colorado moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Colorado cracks Richards with an open hand slap.
Colorado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Colorado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Colorado keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Colorado goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Colorado looks to land a combination. Richards sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Colorado catches Richards with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Colorado swinging wilding here.
Richards looks for a takedown but Colorado sprawls well.
Colorado misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colorado lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Richards has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Richards tries for a takedown but Colorado sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chapulin Colorado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Richards.
Colorado lands with a nice body punch.
Colorado closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Colorado connects with a nice looking jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Colorado scores with a four punch combination!
Colorado misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Colorado.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Colorado!
Colorado scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Colorado lands with a nice combination. Richards backs away looking to recover.
Colorado lands a two punch combo.
Colorado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colorado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colorado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Colorado displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Colorado throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Colorado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richards can do to turn this around?
Colorado stuffs the takedown.
Colorado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Colorado lands a jab-cross combination.
Colorado throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
Richards tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Colorado swivels and escapes.
Colorado lands with a nice combination. Richards backs away looking to recover.
No luck for Richards with that takedown attempt.
Colorado swinging wilding here.
Colorado works over Richards's head and body with a nice combination.

Richards closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Richards is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Colorado knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Colorado knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Richards on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards working away.
Colorado wants to get back to his feet but Richards drags him back down.
Colorado dodges the ground and pound from Richards.
Richards tries to advance to mount but can't.
Colorado pushes Richards away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Richards gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Richards working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Colorado is trying to buck Richards off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Richards tries to advance to mount but Colorado denies him.
Colorado is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Richards wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Colorado, who protects the arm well.
Colorado gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Colorado trying to hold on to Richards's head to control him but Richards postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colorado manages to get to full guard.
Colorado wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chapulin Colorado dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Good shot there by Colorado.
Chapulin Colorado is winning the standup battle so far.
Colorado misses with a series of wild punches.
Colorado misses with a wild combination.
Richards shoots in and drives through. Colorado sprawls well.
Colorado looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Colorado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Colorado throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Richards takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Colorado throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Colorado stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colorado scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Colorado.
Richards fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chapulin Colorado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Richards.
Colorado connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colorado dips to his left and cracks Richards with an uppercut!
Colorado is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Colorado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Colorado!
Colorado takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Richards is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Colorado.
Colorado displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colorado.
Richards shoots in but no luck this time.
A right-left combo lands from Colorado.
Colorado lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Colorado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Richards's head.
Colorado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Colorado misses with a few strikes there.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Colorado.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards shoots in looking for a takedown. Colorado tries to sprawl out of it but Richards keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Colorado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Colorado misses with a few strikes there.
Colorado stuffs the takedown attempt from Richards. Richards gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Colorado.
Richards takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Colorado fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Colorado stuffs the takedown attempt from Richards. Richards gets slowly back to his feet.
Colorado throws a series of strikes that have Richards backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Colorado.
Colorado throws a combination. Richards tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Colorado lands with a nice combination. Richards backs away looking to recover.
Richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colorado.
Richards shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Colorado as he avoids it easily.
Richards takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Colorado throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Richards takes one to the chin there.
Colorado throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Richards closes the distance and clinches up with Colorado, looking for a takedown. Richards pushes Colorado against the cage but Colorado circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Colorado looks to land a combination. Richards sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Richards fails with a takedown attempt.
Colorado lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Colorado misses with a wild combination.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but Colorado shows good takedown defense.
Richards gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Richards will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Colorado moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but Colorado shows good takedown defense.
Richards takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ethan Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colorado throws a right hand that Richards ducks under and follows up with a left that Richards also avoids with ease.
No luck for Richards with that takedown attempt.
Colorado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chapulin Colorado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Colorado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chapulin Colorado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colorado, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chapulin Colorado!