PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao has chosen Work Hard, Play Hard as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Richards
vs
Brandao

179 cm
29
180 lbs
26 - 7 - 0

176 cm
27
178 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

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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 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Richards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Richards.
Richards moves away from the strike by Brandao.
Richards looks to land a right hand but Brandao moved out of range.

Richards throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brandao was covering up waiting for the punch and Richards finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brandao is trying to control the position but Richards postures up.
Brandao is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brandao keeping full guard, as Richards tries to pass.
Brandao is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jose Brandao.
Nice cross by Brandao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards looks for the body kick but Brandao saw that one coming.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Richards misses.
Richards connects with a crisp jab.
Richards throws an off balance right hand
and Brandao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brandao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Richards is out of range and Brandao settles back down.
Brandao throws a leg kick which misses Richards's front leg but catches the back leg as Richards tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Brandao.
Brandao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Richards moves forwards but Brandao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Brandao misses.
Brandao lands a jab.
Richards scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Richards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brandao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Richards blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards fakes the leg kick and cracks Brandao in the body.
Richards lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brandao at a distance.
A big right from Richards misses.
Brandao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brandao throws a body kick that misses.
Richards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandao.
Richards jabs Brandao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
Richards checks a low kick from Brandao.
Brandao throws a head kick but Richards moves out of range.
Richards throws a body kick that misses.
Richards throws the left hand but Brandao avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Richards, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brandao scores with a sloppy right hand. Richards should have avoided that one.
Jose Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Richards looks to land a body kick but Brandao moved away.
Richards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brandao.

Richards pushes Brandao up against the cage in a clinch.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richards.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
Richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brandao lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandao blocks an uppercut.
Brandao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brandao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Richards.
Richards pushes Brandao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Brandao throws a punch but it's blocked by Richards.
Brandao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.

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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Richards dominated that 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.

A looping hook to the body misses from Brandao. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Richards as he connects with a hook.
Richards throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brandao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brandao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyler Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Richards fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brandao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brandao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Brandao blocks the leg kick.
Brandao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Brandao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandao moves out of range of the body kick from Richards.
Richards throws the kick towards the body but Brandao avoids it.
Richards sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brandao connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Richards. That snapped Brandao's head back.
Brandao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richards to score with a decent uppercut.

Richards shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Richards showed some decent athleticism there.
Brandao has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Richards is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brandao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Richards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brandao keeps working.
Brandao is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards prevents Brandao from improving his position.
Brandao trying to control from the bottom.
Richards throwing shots but Brandao is blocking nicely.
Richards is taking a breather. Brandao 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.
Brandao is controlling Richards's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses.
Brandao looks to throw the jab but Richards is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Brandao.
Brandao tries to land a front kick but Richards steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards thuds his shin into the meat of Brandao's side.
Richards on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Richards lands a front kick.
Brandao is breathing heavily.
Richards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brandao.
An inside leg kick from Brandao misses.
Richards tries to land a front kick but Brandao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Richards connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brandao momentarily.
Richards scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brandao doesn't seem bothered though.
Brandao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Richards moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Brandao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
Richards lands a left hand.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Richards wants the takedown. Brandao is fighting it off but Richards persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brandao's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandao has control of Richards's left arm, preventing Richards from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brandao keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
Richards is pushing down on Brandao's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brandao is fighting to maintain full guard but Richards has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brandao is concentrating on defense, preventing Richards from advancing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Richards lands with a punch from half guard.
Brandao wants to control but Richards is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Richards dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Brandao misses with a leg kick

and Richards counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Richards slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brandao is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Richards working the ground and pound.
Brandao struggling a bit here.
Brandao might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Richards haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Richards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brandao keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Richards crashes against the mat.
Tyler Richards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brandao wants to control but Richards postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao is not content to let Richards control the position.
Brandao tries to improve position but can't.
Richards is looking to take a break and control but Brandao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brandao is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Richards is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Richards with a couple of short strikes.
Brandao really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Richards lands a couple of good shots and Brandao has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Richards's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Brandao tries to roll but Richards sticks to his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Brandao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richards throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Brandao!
Richards lands a shot to the head.

Brandao is rocked!
Richards lands shots to the head and Brandao turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Richards!
Tyler Richards retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Tyler Richards, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.