PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johan Sundstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Johan Sundstein has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johan Sundstein seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sundstein
vs
Richards

165 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
146 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Sundstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sundstein will feel that in the morning.

Richards closes the distance and clinches.
Sundstein is looking to break free of the clinch but Richards has double underhooks.
Richards lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sundstein is trying to break the clinch but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
Richards lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Johan Sundstein has been cut.
Richards unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Richards missing with knees to the body.
Sundstein managing to block the knees to the body from Richards.
Richards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sundstein avoids the elbow strike from Richards, against the cage.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Richards tries to land knees in the clinch but Sundstein avoids the damage to the body.
Richards scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sundstein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Richards.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Richards.
Richards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
I was talking to Sundstein's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hand to the body from Richards.
Sundstein is breathing heavily.
Sundstein takes an elbow to the temple.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sundstein's elbow.
Sundstein is looking to break free of the clinch but Richards has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Sundstein.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
Richards connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sundstein's face.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards missing with knees to the body.
Richards misses with a knee strike.
Richards misses with a knee to the head.
Sundstein avoiding damage as Richards throws knees to the body.
Richards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sundstein's efforts to push away.
Sundstein blocks a body shot from Richards.
A knee to the head by Richards.
Richards pushes Sundstein back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Richards throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sundstein managing to block the knees to the body from Richards.
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Sundstein in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards lands a knee to the head.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sundstein tries to break the clinch but Richards is controlling the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Richards.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sundstein dodges an elbow strike from Richards.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sundstein takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Richards lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sundstein can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but Sundstein blocks with his arms.
Richards missing with knees to the body.
Sundstein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Sundstein controls the action.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sundstein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Sundstein in his tracks for a moment.
Sundstein is trying to break the clinch but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
Richards misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards throws a knee to the head but misses.
Richards lands an elbow inside.
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 connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sundstein's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Sundstein's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sundstein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Richards.
Sundstein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Richards scores with a hook to the body. Sundstein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Richards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sundstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richards thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sundstein misses with the combination.
Sundstein misses with a series of wild punches.
Richards loads up on a big right hand but Sundstein slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Sundstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richards cracks Sundstein with a good jab.
Sundstein throws an overhand right that lands on Richards's shoulder, as Richards tries to avoid the shot.
Richards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sundstein.
A combination from Sundstein does no damage.
Sundstein swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards connects with a jab.
Richards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johan Sundstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sundstein.
Richards stuns Sundstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Richards has Sundstein up against the cage in a clinch.
Sundstein managing to block the knees to the body from Richards.
Sean Richards seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Richards lands a knee to the head.
Richards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sundstein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Richards creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Richards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sundstein is trying to break the clinch but Richards is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards has Sundstein pressed against the cage, preventing Sundstein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Richards tries a knee to the head but Sundstein blocks it.
Sundstein tries to circle away but Richards has him pinned against the cage.
Richards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sundstein's elbow.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Sundstein controls his hands.
Sundstein blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards lands a damaging elbow.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a body shot in the clinch.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Richards.
Richards tries to work over Sundstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Richards lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Sundstein's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Richards as Sundstein tries to tie him up.
Sundstein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards is working Sundstein over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a knee to the head.
Sundstein is trying to break free.
Richards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Richards lands an elbow inside.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
Sundstein has had enough of the clinch but Richards keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Richards on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards misses with a knee strike.
Richards works on Sundstein's body with a couple of short punches.
Richards throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johan Sundstein's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sundstein dodges the punch combination from Richards.
Sundstein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sundstein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Richards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Richards loads up on a big right hand but Sundstein slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Sundstein.
Richards lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Richards.
Sloppy strikes from Sundstein. Those never looked like landing.
Richards misses with a looping right.

Richards fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sundstein, pushing him back against the cage.
Richards tries to land knees in the clinch but Sundstein avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Richards obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards misses with a knee to the head.
Richards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richards throws an elbow that misses.
Richards looking to throw knees to the head but Sundstein is blocking nicely.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Sundstein controls his hands.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Sundstein.
Richards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sundstein avoids it.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Sundstein.
Sundstein is trying to push Richards away but Richards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Richards obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sundstein in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sundstein wants to break free but Richards has control.
Sundstein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sundstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
Richards misses with an elbow strike.
Richards throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards tries a knee to the head but Sundstein blocks it.
Richards looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Richards.
Sundstein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundstein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sundstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richards throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Richards has Sundstein pressed against the cage, preventing Sundstein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Richards lands an elbow inside that Sundstein shrugs off.
Sundstein blocks an uppercut.
Richards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Richards lands an elbow inside that Sundstein shrugs off.
Sundstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards cracks Sundstein with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Richards throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sundstein blocks it with crossed arms.
Sundstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards tries a knee to the head but Sundstein blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Richards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards looking to throw knees to the head but Sundstein is blocking nicely.
Richards lands with a right to the head.
Johan Sundstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sean Richards is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sundstein is trying to push Richards away but Richards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Richards has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Richards!