PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Richards
vs
Robinson

170 cm
23
146 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

168 cm
31
157 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards scores with a leg kick.
We've been told by Richards's head coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $625 fee) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Richards lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Robinson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richards sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robinson somewhat.
Robinson's coach down at The Performance Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Robinson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Robinson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Sean Richards has been cut.
Richards wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Richards lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richards throws out the jab.
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Richards finds it's way round the side to connect with Robinson's head.
Richards throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
Richards tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.

Robinson darts in and clinches Richards up against the cage.

Richards breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Robinson.
Robinson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Robinson rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Robinson.
Robinson tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.

Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
Robinson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Richards smiles and moves away.
Sean Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Robinson.
A swing and a miss from Robinson.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Robinson.
Richards was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
Robinson shoots for a double leg takedown but Richards sprawls well. He's pushed Robinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Richards misses with a looping right.
Robinson has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Richards throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Richards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Richards scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson jumps guard but Richards stands there with Robinson around his waist. Robinson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Richards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Richards.
Richards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.
Robinson wants to counter with a clinch but Richards pushes him away.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Robinson! But no joy.
Robinson throws a series of strikes that have Richards backpedaling.
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robinson misses with the combination.
Richards tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Robinson manages to circle out of the way.

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 moves out of range of the body kick from Robinson.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Richards wants to clinch.
Robinson tries for a takedown but Richards circles away easily

and Richards holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Richards lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Robinson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Robinson looks to clinch
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Richards.
Robinson shoots in for a double leg but Richards sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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 Sean Richards's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Robinson rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Richards.
Richards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike from Richards.

Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sean Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Richards connects with a body shot.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards moves into range and connects with a jab.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
Richards tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Robinson manages to circle out of the way.
A big left from Robinson misses.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richards lands a lovely overhand right.
Richards connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson takes one on the button.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robinson. Robinson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robinson misses with an uppercut. Richards saw that one coming.
Richards went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Richards blocks a head kick by Robinson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robinson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Richards has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Richards and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Richards throws a combination. Robinson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Richards throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Richards moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
Richards looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.

Robinson clinches up with Richards and pushes him back against the cage.

Robinson breaks the clinch.
Richards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Robinson.
Sean Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Robinson.
Robinson tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
Richards lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Robinson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Richards - the referee stops the clock and Robinson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Richards. Robinson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Robinson throws a push kick but Richards slaps the foot to one side.
Richards throws a push kick but Robinson slaps the foot to one side.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
A left and a right from Robinson both land. Nice combination.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robinson.
Sean Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
Robinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Richards tries to avoid it but Robinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Richards to the ground. Richards escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robinson rushes Richards and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robinson is trying to push Richards away but Richards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Richards is pressed up against the cage. Robinson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Richards down to the mat. Richards avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Robinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Richards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Robinson down.

Richards has managed to clinch.
Richards is looking to control Robinson's arms but Robinson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Richards has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Richards can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Richards lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson is trying to break free.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Richards holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Robinson tries to pull guard but Richards forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards lands an elbow inside.
Robinson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Richards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sean Richards has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Richards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richards.
Richards trying to control the position but instead, Robinson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Richards into the cage.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robinson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richards landing knees to the head.

Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Richards misses with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Richards dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Richards's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Richards's jab looks to have found its range, popping Robinson under the eye.

Richards closes the distance and pushes Robinson back into the cage.
Robinson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Richards just stands there and leans against the cage.
Richards tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Robinson in his tracks for a moment.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
Richards lands a good knee to the midsection. Robinson won't want to take too many of those.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richards looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Richards comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Richards missing with knees to the body.
Richards is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robinson tries for a takedown but Richards manages to get underhooks.
Richards prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Richards is leaning against Robinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Richards won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Richards landing knees to the body.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Richards is controlling him.
Robinson taking a breather.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Robinson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Richards slows down the pace here.
Richards controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Richards with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Richards is trying to maintain a safe position but Robinson gets an underhook and turns Richards into the cage.

Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson scores with a one two! Richards had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robinson moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richards pinned against the cage. Richards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sean Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Robinson.

Richards tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richards cracks the inside of Robinson's front leg.
Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robinson.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Richards is just out of range.
Richards tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Richards wants to clinch.
Richards ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Good work by Richards as he checks the leg kick.
Robinson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Robinson shoots in looking for a takedown. Richards tries to sprawl out of it but Robinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richards manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sean Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards works Robinson's body with a nice hook.
Richards feints and then cracks Robinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robinson down.
Robinson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Robinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Richards, which made it look bad.
Robinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robinson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Richards defends well and Robinson ends up having to push Richards into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Richards seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards lands a two punch combo.
Richards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robinson.

Richards closes the distance and clinches.
Sean Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robinson missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richards has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

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