PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uwe Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grant might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wu Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.. Richards has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint It Black as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grant
vs
Richards

184 cm
27
269 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

210 cm
37
265 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uwe Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Richards!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Richards misses.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick from Richards.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards slips a jab from Grant.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Richards lands with a shot to the body.

Grant looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Richards!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grant working away.
Grant tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Grant wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Richards, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards dodges the ground and pound from Grant.

Grant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Richards is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Grant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Richards regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Grant.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
Grant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards trying to control the position.
Grant trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Richards gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards in side control, throwing shots but Grant defends.
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!
Grant is trying to control Richards's posture but Richards avoids it.
Richards sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Grant is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Grant defending against the ground and pound.
Grant struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Richards throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grant is looking to regain half guard here but Richards keeps moving and retains side control.
Grant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grant wants to control but Richards postures up.
Richards taking a break here but Grant is having none of it and regains half guard.
Grant is trying to control but can't.
Richards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grant keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant trying to hold on to Richards's head to control him but Richards postures up.
Richards trying to mount his opponent but Grant defends it.
Grant tries to get to full guard but Richards has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards wants to take a breather but Grant is having none of it.
Grant is looking to control Richards's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grant avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant wants to get back to full guard.
Richards trying to pass the guard but Grant defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Uwe Grant will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Richards throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Grant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richards circles away.
Richards lands with a cross.

It looks like Uwe Grant has been cut.
Grant checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grant misses the jab.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richards.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Richards!
Richards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grant stuffs the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards shoots in for a takedown but Grant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant tries to clinch there but Richards circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards lands a body shot.
A lazy left from Richards finds it's target.
A big right from Richards misses.
Richards finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A cross from Grant lands.
Richards misses with a looping right.
Richards misses with a body kick.
Richards fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Uwe Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijo Richards.
Richards lunges at Grant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grant's hand.
Keijo Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grant cracks Richards with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grant moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grant is looking to clinch.
Keijo Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards slips a jab from Grant.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Richards.
Grant takes a jab right on the kisser.
Richards misses with a body kick.
Richards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Richards.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands with an overhand left.

Uwe Grant's cut is getting worse.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant lands a jab.
Richards on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Richards misses with a hook.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richards.
Richards is looking to score with low kicks.
Grant slips a straight right by Richards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a looping left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Richards.
Richards cracks Grant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Grant misses.

Grant gets the takedown into side control.
Richards struggling a bit here.
Richards is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Grant trying to control the action but Richards is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uwe Grant's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Richards misses the jab.
Richards keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grant throws a right hand that misses
and Richards counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grant is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grant checks a leg kick nicely.
Richards tries to clinch but Grant is having none of it.
Grant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richards to score with a decent uppercut.
Grant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Grant is rocked!
Grant switches off momentarily and Richards cracks him with a monster right hand! Grant topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Richards dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Richards!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keijo Richards!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Keijo Richards made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.